POLICY OVERCOMING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE PANDEMIC ERA TOWARDS ENDEMY OF COVID-19 IN BANTEN PROVINCE

The COVID-19 pandemic that has occurred since March 2020 has affected all aspects of life. The purpose of the study was to describe policies to overcome unemployment from the impacts caused by the pandemic to the endemic of covid-19 in Banten Province. In this case, look at the policy of Banten Province in seeking breakthroughs to overcome unemployment by looking at opportunities from the Business and Industrial World (DUDI) in the Pandemic era towards the current Covid 19 Endemic. The research methodology uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive approach, where the research is conducted by conducting interviews with stakeholder officials in Banten Province such as the Social Service, Manpower Office and job seekers in Banten Province. The results of the study are (1) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health aspect is the high number of positive cases and deaths and the decline in the coverage of most health services; Positive cases of COVID-19 are quite high in areas that are the center of government or close to economic centers; (2) The COVID-19 pandemic causes changes in supply and demand for goods and services. These conditions have an impact on the decline in economic growth. The economic structure of Banten Province is supported by the agricultural business sector and the manufacturing industry which still shows positive growth during the pandemic. The economic slowdown in turn led to an increase in unemployment, particularly in the micro and small business sector and home industry; (3) The social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Banten Province is represented by an increase in poverty, where the increase in poverty is higher in areas that have a high number of families and are vulnerable to poverty